2023年8月8日 · Icarus, son of Daedalus, was imprisoned by King Minos in the famous Labyrinth. He escaped with his father using wings made of feathers and held together with wax. But …

2023年9月7日 · Daedalus was a craftsman from Athens who designed the famous Labyrinth—the prison of the Minotaur—and other marvelous creations for the Cretan king Minos. He and his …

Shou’d shine for ever in the rolls of Fame; And bids her crown among the stars be plac’d, With an eternal constellation grac’d. The golden circlet mounts; and, as it flies, Its diamonds twinkle in …

2023年9月21日 · Cumae was a colony on the Campanian mainland, founded by Greek settlers around 740 BCE. The city had a rich and important history; it eventually entered myth as the …

2022年12月8日 · Sisyphus was a Greek king famous for his cunning. He was so clever, in fact, that he managed to cheat Death himself and live a longer life than the gods had intended. But …

2023年10月4日 · Admetus, son of Pheres, was the king of Pherae in Thessaly. He had a reputation as a just and hospitable ruler and was a favorite of the god Apollo. When it came …

2022年12月8日 · Isis was the supreme sorceress and healer of the Egyptian pantheon, a devoted wife and mother. Thanks to her power and wits, she both saved her husband’s body and …

2023年8月18日 · Phaethon was a mortal child of the sun god Helios who foolishly wished to ride his father’s chariot across the sky. Unfortunately, he lost control of the divine chariot, causing …

2023年9月19日 · A Roman-era mosaic from the House of Dionysus in Paphos (Cyprus) showing Iacrius (left) with his cattle (third century CE) Wikimedia Commons Public Domain

2022年12月8日 · Penelope was the wife of the hero Odysseus, ruler of the small island of Ithaca. She remained faithful to her husband for twenty years while awaiting his return from the Trojan …